Amid the cacophony surrounding section 377 and the subsequent protests around the world, one photograph, that of a gay Sikh man kissing another man, went viral and sparked off a huge debate online before it was removed from Facebook.

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Close on the heels of the Supreme Court giving the thumbs down to gay rights, protests erupted worldwide amid the Indian communities abroad. On Sunday, which was being called the Global Day of Rage, in more than 30 cities across the world people gathered to protest the ruling that upheld Section 377 and criminalised homosexuality and to fight for India's LGBT community.

Amid all the din that erupted worldwide, a photograph, that of Kanwar Anit singh Saini kissing another man, which he had posted on his Facebook Page, "Sikh Knowledge", went viral within hours of it being posted online.

This photograph of Kanwar Anit Singh Saini was removed by Facebook. Source Tumblr

Within hours, it had amassed more than a 1,000 likes and had sparked off a debate on the social networking site. However, while most of the comments on his photograph were reportedly abusive and accused him of having betrayed his religion, others supported him.

However, the photograph was removed by Facebook a few hours later saying that the photo had been removed as it "violates our terms and policies". Not just that, his account was also suspended for 12 hours.

Refusing to taking it lying down, Saini shifted his focus to Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr where he posted the same photograph and questioned Facebook's screening policy.